Question

A ladder with a length of 11.8 m and weight
of 507.0 N rests against a frictionless wall,
making an angle of 56.0 with the horizontal.
Find the horizontal force exerted on the
base of the ladder by Earth when a firefighter
weighing 823.0 N is 2.27 m from the bottom
of the ladder.
Answer in units of N
Find the vertical force exerted on the base of
the ladder by Earth.
Answer in units of N